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Uno baby · 08-08-2007, 09:40 PM

OK, this may be a weird post. . .BUT.. . . .Uno is almost 14 weeks, and we have been having trouble sleeping through the night. Which makes for a very tired and cranky mommy

Tonight I am pulling the food/water from his pen, and see if that will help. Sometimes he would have to get up at 2am, 4am, etc to go outside....I have been going to bed late lately (anywhere from midnight to 2. . . ) and I know since he's a baby he needs his sleep. . . but when do your guys' pups go to sleep and wake up???

For My Coby · 08-08-2007, 09:44 PM

I am lucky, Coby slept through the night from the 2nd night. His bedtime is anytime between 10 and 12, depending on how toddler-tired he is. You know, they are so tired and yet so wound up all at the same time? He sleeps until 6am when he cries/barks to be let out of his kennel. That was my biggest fear starting over with a puppy. I'm past the getting-up-with-the-baby stage and didn't want to do it again!!

Uno baby · 08-08-2007, 09:52 PM

I have had a very weird sleep schedule, so i'm dead tired during the day. I will let him out early early in the morning around 5ish sometimes, and sometimes he goes a little later, but is it horrible of me to want to put him back in his pen and sleep???

I love my baby to death, but there are times I feel like I just can't do it. I find him absolutely adorable as a baby, but I really can't wait until he's a grown boy. . . .

For My Coby · 08-08-2007, 10:15 PM

Oh, I know the feeling. Nothing's cuter than a yorkie puppy, but nothing is more rewarding that yorkie that's past the bad parts of being a puppy!!

There are times on a weekend when I don't have to get up so early, and I'll let Coby go potty and before he gets wound up with playing, I'll put him back to bed. He does fine with that; doesn't cry or whine as long as I don't give him a chance to get riled up.

If you do find that you can't spend every moment with him (as nice as that would be), make sure that he has toys that entertain him for a while. There were some great ideas for snacks to put in a Kong on another post tonight and there were some great reviews on the Hide-A-Squirrel toy last night that gives them something to "do" on their own for a while. It's no substitute for your attention, but face it, sometimes we have to do other things!!

Uno baby · 08-09-2007, 07:32 AM

I just hate leaving him in his pen, but it's impossible to get stuff done around here! I will set him in his pen, he has plenty of toys, but will whine and jump on the sides when he sees me. Sometimes I cover it with a blanket so he can't see me, but I'm so paranoid about getting him outside to go potty so I feel guilty if i'm not there to hear him whine to go potty. But seriously. . . I need my alone time....is that horrible? Sometimes with his puppy-ness it gets overwhelming. I don't know how those with 5 etc., do it!

Last night Uno went to bed at about 11:45 p.m. and woke up at 5 am for a potty break. He wouldn't quit whining so we went outside again...We tried going for a walk at 6am, he still doesn't get the 'walk' (hopefully we do before puppy class on tuesday

)

Oh...I forgot to mention....I sleep downstairs on the couch because that's where his pen is....Because 90% of the day we are downstairs, so it makes more sense to keep it down here and I don't want to keep taking it down and moving it upstairs to my bedroom. My mom says that I should keep him down here, and go sleep upstairs in my own room and that way he won't realize that he can wake me up and he'll get used to not having someone rush with every whine. . . . . . .what are your thoughts?

Suzy · 08-09-2007, 07:36 AM

Try taking away his water around 7-8 PM unless it's really hot out. Also, I find that mine sleep better and longer if they have a little something in their tummies-maybe give him a few treats or a spoonful of cottage cheese around 9 pm? Finally, try putting a t-shirt or a pair of pajamas on him. I don't know why, but this has helped Milli too.

I've had the same problem, and until a few weeks ago, hadn't slept through a whole night since Feb 21! Milli's now 8 months old, and still wakes up

If she wakes up early though and cries/barks, I put her in her crate downstairs, and she stays there until I get up-but I get up early-5-6 am.

Uno baby · 08-09-2007, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Suzy

Try taking away his water around 7-8 PM unless it's really hot out. Also, I find that mine sleep better and longer if they have a little something in their tummies-maybe give him a few treats or a spoonful of cottage cheese around 9 pm? Finally, try putting a t-shirt or a pair of pajamas on him. I don't know why, but this has helped Milli too.

I've had the same problem, and until a few weeks ago, hadn't slept through a whole night since Feb 21! Milli's now 8 months old, and still wakes up

If she wakes up early though and cries/barks, I put her in her crate downstairs, and she stays there until I get up-but I get up early-5-6 am.

What about those who would loooove to sleep until about 10am before she has to go back to college in 2 weeks.....

how do I get him to do THAT....lol

KathyinCali · 08-09-2007, 07:53 AM

Lucy climbs in bed with me about 9:00 to watch TV and fall asleep. When Thomas comes to be he takes her to potty then she's good until we get up at 6:00 AM. She loves to sleep!

Uno baby · 08-09-2007, 08:00 AM

lucky. . . .

sallen15 · 08-09-2007, 08:07 AM

Lucy's bed time is 9:45 during the week and I get up at 6:00 and take her outside...then she's back in her crate for breakfast while i shower, then I let her out with me until I leave for work, and I make sure to take her outside before putting her back in her crate.

On Friday and Saturday, she goes to bed when we go to bed and she usually will sleep until 9:30 sometimes 10 if we're lucky.

Salbug12 · 08-09-2007, 08:08 AM

Cooper sleeps all night until we get up. It could be anywhere from 7:30 till 9:30. He goes to bed when we do and sleeps all night. We have been very lucky with him. Good Luck trying to get Uno to sleep.

Uno baby · 08-09-2007, 08:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Salbug12

Cooper sleeps all night until we get up. It could be anywhere from 7:30 till 9:30. He goes to bed when we do and sleeps all night. We have been very lucky with him. Good Luck trying to get Uno to sleep.

wanna' trade

you know...just until Uno learns....seems like you have the trick, and in the meantime i'll catch up on my Zzzzz's

Salbug12 · 08-09-2007, 08:14 AM

Lol i would love to help but then I might be cranky myself if I didnt get my rest. Uno is still young and will get used to sleeping soon

Archie's Mom · 08-09-2007, 08:14 AM

It took Archie quite a while before he slept through the night, in fact I was so sleep deprived by his getting up every two hours, I felt like a new mommy of a human child! I brought him home when he was 3 months old and it was maybe two months more before he started sleeping straight through to about 5 or 6 a.m. without an accident in his crate. So, it may take some time. Even today at a year-and-a-half he will get be up at 4 a.m. to tinkle if I do not take up his water and food before 9 p.m. at night! It just takes a long time with some of them -- hang in there!

Superstarkba · 08-09-2007, 08:16 AM

I am lucky both of mine sleep through the night. When I first got Aubrey and crated trained him, he would want to get up in the middle of the night for a while. Now I am not really crate training Dakota, I just let her sleep on her bed, in my bed (kinda confusing) and she will sleep through the night. I usually go to bed around 10'ish, sometimes earlier, but they both like to get up EARLY in the morning, which is fine, sometimes, as long as I get to sleep during the night.

08-08-2007, 09:40 PM	#1
Uno baby Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	Yorkie bedtimes OK, this may be a weird post. . .BUT.. . . .Uno is almost 14 weeks, and we have been having trouble sleeping through the night. Which makes for a very tired and cranky mommy Tonight I am pulling the food/water from his pen, and see if that will help. Sometimes he would have to get up at 2am, 4am, etc to go outside....I have been going to bed late lately (anywhere from midnight to 2. . . ) and I know since he's a baby he needs his sleep. . . but when do your guys' pups go to sleep and wake up???

08-08-2007, 09:44 PM	#2
For My Coby Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,139	I am lucky, Coby slept through the night from the 2nd night. His bedtime is anytime between 10 and 12, depending on how toddler-tired he is. You know, they are so tired and yet so wound up all at the same time? He sleeps until 6am when he cries/barks to be let out of his kennel. That was my biggest fear starting over with a puppy. I'm past the getting-up-with-the-baby stage and didn't want to do it again!! __________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08

08-08-2007, 10:15 PM	#4
For My Coby Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 4,139	Oh, I know the feeling. Nothing's cuter than a yorkie puppy, but nothing is more rewarding that yorkie that's past the bad parts of being a puppy!! There are times on a weekend when I don't have to get up so early, and I'll let Coby go potty and before he gets wound up with playing, I'll put him back to bed. He does fine with that; doesn't cry or whine as long as I don't give him a chance to get riled up. If you do find that you can't spend every moment with him (as nice as that would be), make sure that he has toys that entertain him for a while. There were some great ideas for snacks to put in a Kong on another post tonight and there were some great reviews on the Hide-A-Squirrel toy last night that gives them something to "do" on their own for a while. It's no substitute for your attention, but face it, sometimes we have to do other things!! __________________ Diane, and my boys ..... Coby and Reggie !! Striving to be a YTPP - a YT Positive Poster! In Memory of My Beautiful Mother 7/22/28-8/27/08

08-09-2007, 07:36 AM	#6
Suzy 2 Pups=Double Trouble! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Iowa Posts: 6,581	Try taking away his water around 7-8 PM unless it's really hot out. Also, I find that mine sleep better and longer if they have a little something in their tummies-maybe give him a few treats or a spoonful of cottage cheese around 9 pm? Finally, try putting a t-shirt or a pair of pajamas on him. I don't know why, but this has helped Milli too. I've had the same problem, and until a few weeks ago, hadn't slept through a whole night since Feb 21! Milli's now 8 months old, and still wakes up If she wakes up early though and cries/barks, I put her in her crate downstairs, and she stays there until I get up-but I get up early-5-6 am. __________________ Suzy Emma & Milli What's better than loving a yorkie? Loving two yorkies! Milli 's Remi!

08-09-2007, 07:53 AM	#8
KathyinCali Love My Li'l Lucy Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Southern California Posts: 6,700	Lucy climbs in bed with me about 9:00 to watch TV and fall asleep. When Thomas comes to be he takes her to potty then she's good until we get up at 6:00 AM. She loves to sleep! __________________ Kathy and Lil' Lucy and Jammies Rest in Peace my Sweet Buster

08-08-2007, 09:52 PM	#3
Uno baby Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	I have had a very weird sleep schedule, so i'm dead tired during the day. I will let him out early early in the morning around 5ish sometimes, and sometimes he goes a little later, but is it horrible of me to want to put him back in his pen and sleep??? I love my baby to death, but there are times I feel like I just can't do it. I find him absolutely adorable as a baby, but I really can't wait until he's a grown boy. . . .

08-09-2007, 07:32 AM	#5
Uno baby Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	I just hate leaving him in his pen, but it's impossible to get stuff done around here! I will set him in his pen, he has plenty of toys, but will whine and jump on the sides when he sees me. Sometimes I cover it with a blanket so he can't see me, but I'm so paranoid about getting him outside to go potty so I feel guilty if i'm not there to hear him whine to go potty. But seriously. . . I need my alone time....is that horrible? Sometimes with his puppy-ness it gets overwhelming. I don't know how those with 5 etc., do it! Last night Uno went to bed at about 11:45 p.m. and woke up at 5 am for a potty break. He wouldn't quit whining so we went outside again...We tried going for a walk at 6am, he still doesn't get the 'walk' (hopefully we do before puppy class on tuesday ) Oh...I forgot to mention....I sleep downstairs on the couch because that's where his pen is....Because 90% of the day we are downstairs, so it makes more sense to keep it down here and I don't want to keep taking it down and moving it upstairs to my bedroom. My mom says that I should keep him down here, and go sleep upstairs in my own room and that way he won't realize that he can wake me up and he'll get used to not having someone rush with every whine. . . . . . .what are your thoughts?

08-09-2007, 08:00 AM	#9
Uno baby Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 125	lucky. . . .

08-09-2007, 08:07 AM	#10
sallen15 YT Addict Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: West Chester, OH Posts: 410	Lucy's bed time is 9:45 during the week and I get up at 6:00 and take her outside...then she's back in her crate for breakfast while i shower, then I let her out with me until I leave for work, and I make sure to take her outside before putting her back in her crate. On Friday and Saturday, she goes to bed when we go to bed and she usually will sleep until 9:30 sometimes 10 if we're lucky. __________________ I MY LITTLE LUCY GOOSE! Dogster Profile: dogster.com/dogs/599542

08-09-2007, 08:08 AM	#11
Salbug12 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ironton, Ohio Posts: 120	Cooper sleeps all night until we get up. It could be anywhere from 7:30 till 9:30. He goes to bed when we do and sleeps all night. We have been very lucky with him. Good Luck trying to get Uno to sleep.

08-09-2007, 08:14 AM	#13
Salbug12 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Ironton, Ohio Posts: 120	Lol i would love to help but then I might be cranky myself if I didnt get my rest. Uno is still young and will get used to sleeping soon

08-09-2007, 08:14 AM	#14
Archie's Mom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 580	It took Archie quite a while before he slept through the night, in fact I was so sleep deprived by his getting up every two hours, I felt like a new mommy of a human child! I brought him home when he was 3 months old and it was maybe two months more before he started sleeping straight through to about 5 or 6 a.m. without an accident in his crate. So, it may take some time. Even today at a year-and-a-half he will get be up at 4 a.m. to tinkle if I do not take up his water and food before 9 p.m. at night! It just takes a long time with some of them -- hang in there! __________________ Archie's Mom

08-09-2007, 08:16 AM	#15
Superstarkba Aubrey's Mom Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 9,369	I am lucky both of mine sleep through the night. When I first got Aubrey and crated trained him, he would want to get up in the middle of the night for a while. Now I am not really crate training Dakota, I just let her sleep on her bed, in my bed (kinda confusing) and she will sleep through the night. I usually go to bed around 10'ish, sometimes earlier, but they both like to get up EARLY in the morning, which is fine, sometimes, as long as I get to sleep during the night.